Biruk Tilahun, a newcomer from Ethiopia, landed a secure job in Canada just four months after joining ILEO Good Jobs, a pilot program designed to connect residents of the Greater Golden Mile with employment. (Submitted photo)

With extensive development plans in the works for Scarborough’s Greater Golden Mile, one local company is working to ensure residents benefit from the changes around them.

To understand the Greater Golden Mile’s evolution, it’s helpful to know how it all started. 

Residents of the Greater Golden Mile have until Feb. 9 to sign up for the Golden Mile Hiring Fair. Centennial College students have been helping to promote the event leading up to the registration deadline. Here, they are hosting an information table at Centennial's Ashtonbee campus.